Amanda Chase

Chase was born in Sheffield, Alabama, on December 1, 1969.{{cite web |url=https://apps.senate.virginia.gov/Senator/memberpage.php?id=S95 |title=Amanda F. Chase |website=Senate of Virginia |access-date=February 8, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231128185323/https://apps.senate.virginia.gov/Senator/memberpage.php?id=S95 |archive-date=November 28, 2023}} She has been a resident of Chesterfield County since 1979 and graduated from Monacan High School in 1988.{{cite news |date=October 26, 2015 |title=11th Senate District Candidates |url=https://richmond.com/11th-senate-district-candidates/html_821c5a6e-7c30-11e5-960d-b76a1b6cb983.html |work=Richmond Times-Dispatch |location=Richmond, VA}} In 1992, she received a Bachelor of Science degree in business from Virginia Tech. Chase has worked in banking and financial management. Since 2010, she has operated Chase Consulting LLC, a campaign management firm. Since 2013, Chase has been an independent contractor in the financial services industry.

In 2009, Chase worked for Republican Ken Cuccinelli during his successful campaign for Virginia Attorney General; later, she was a staffer to Republican congressman Dave Brat.{{cite news |first=Jim |last=McConnell |url=https://www.chesterfieldobserver.com/articles/amanda-chase-to-run-for-governor/ |title=State Sen. Amanda Chase announces bid for governor |newspaper=The Chesterfield Observer |date=February 17, 2020 |archive-date=March 22, 2021 |access-date=December 19, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210322140705/https://www.chesterfieldobserver.com/articles/amanda-chase-to-run-for-governor/ |url-status=dead }}

In 2015, Chase won the Republican nomination in Virginia's 11th State Senate District in an upset primary victory against incumbent senator Stephen H. Martin,{{cite news |url=https://richmond.com/news/local/government-politics/democrats-pick-amanda-pohl-to-run-against-sen-amanda-chase/article_2b46856c-2c76-56cb-acd4-24526eecdf86.html |title=Democrats pick Amanda Pohl to run against Sen. Amanda Chase |newspaper=Richmond Times-Dispatch |date=June 11, 2019}} who had served since 1994. The solidly Republican district{{cite news |first=John |last=Ramsey |url=https://richmond.com/news/local/government-politics/chesterfields-chase-eases-to-victory-in-11th-senate-district/article_0544ab28-7961-5e4c-8bd3-10a2cde27772.html |title=Chesterfield's Chase eases to victory in 11th Senate District |newspaper=Richmond Times-Dispatch |date=November 3, 2015}}{{cite news |url=https://richmond.com/news/virginia/sen-amanda-chase-r-chesterfield-defeats-democrat-amanda-pohl-in-senate-district-11/article_0482268b-506a-5307-a869-f6a8cfcde324.html |title=Sen. Amanda Chase, R-Chesterfield, defeats Democrat Amanda Pohl in Senate District 11 |newspaper=Richmond Times-Dispatch |date=November 5, 2019}} comprises Amelia County, Colonial Heights, and much of Chesterfield. Chase went on to defeat the Democratic nominee, attorney and retired Army colonel E. Wayne Powell, in the general election by about 69% to 31%. Chase won reelection in 2019, defeating Democratic nominee Amanda Pohl.

During her political career, Chase has adopted a Donald Trump-like impact and persona.{{cite news |first=Laura |last=Vozzella |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/why-this-virginia-republican-embraces-trump-despite-his-unpopularity/2019/09/30/c8e2766a-dfcb-11e9-be96-6adb81821e90_story.html |title=With Trump-style bravado, suburban state senator alienates her own party |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=September 30, 2019}} One of the most far-right members of the state Senate,Sarah Rankin & Denise Lavoie, [https://apnews.com/article/capitol-siege-censures-richmond-virginia-b640181f74aa4972f483cae279b9459d Virginia Senate approves measure rebuking Amanda Chase], Associated Press (January 27, 2021). she has described herself as "Trump in heels"{{cite news |first=Laura |last=Vozzella |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/chase-virginia-chauvin-verdict/2021/04/21/0720ae08-a2b5-11eb-a774-7b47ceb36ee8_story.html |title=Republican candidate for governor says Chauvin verdict makes her 'sick' |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=April 21, 2021 |access-date=April 22, 2021}}{{cite news |last=Vozzella |first=Laura |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/amanda-chase-facebook-suspension/2021/01/08/8a392410-51d8-11eb-bda4-615aaefd0555_story.html |title=Facebook suspends account of Virginia state Sen. Amanda Chase |newspaper=The Washington Post |access-date=January 8, 2021 |date=January 8, 2021}} and gained attention in Virginia politics with provocative comments and stunts.{{cite news |first=Laura |last=Vozzella |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/amanda-chase-virginia-lawsuit-censure/2021/05/13/6e122266-b40a-11eb-a980-a60af976ed44_story.html |title=Defeated Va. gubernatorial candidate Amanda Chase loses bid to overturn state Senate censure |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=May 13, 2021}} She has repeatedly promoted baseless claims that the 2020 U.S. presidential election was marred by election fraud and "stolen" by Democrats; she has also claimed that Virginia Democrats "hate white people". Chase marched with the far-right "boogaloo boys" in Richmond carrying an AR-15.

In 2019, Chase was removed from the Chesterfield County Republican Party Committee after clashing with others in the organization; Chase had promoted the campaign of an independent candidate for sheriff, violating a party rule barring Republican committee members from supporting a non-Republican candidate running against a Republican nominee. The move was mostly symbolic, depriving her of voting rights in the county party, but having no effect on her status as a Republican nominee.{{cite news |first=Patrick |last=Wilson |url=https://richmond.com/news/virginia/chesterfield-gop-kicks-sen-amanda-chase-out-of-the-county-party/article_3f46c82f-8f16-58a5-a13b-97b4e7e67300.html |title=Chesterfield GOP kicks Sen. Amanda Chase out of the county party |newspaper=Richmond Times-Dispatch |date=September 30, 2019}}

In November 2019, Chase announced that she would not caucus with the Republicans in the State Senate in 2020, citing what she called broken and failed Republican leadership, and lack of transparency. Chase remains affiliated with the Republican Party.{{Cite news |first=Vernon Jr. |last=Freeman |date=November 22, 2019 |title=Sen. Amanda Chase leaves caucus after Norment elected as Senate minority leader |url=https://wtvr.com/2019/11/22/sen-amanda-chase-leaves-republican-caucus/ |access-date=November 22, 2019 |work=WTVR-TV |language=en}}

On January 15, 2019, Chase openly carried a loaded .38-caliber handgun in a holster while presenting bills to a state Senate committee, saying she did so as "a deterrent for over-exuberant folks."{{Cite news |url=https://www.richmond.com/news/virginia/government-politics/general-assembly/sen-chase-wears-handgun-to-podium-to-present-bills-in/article_c047eb24-0136-5ee0-b848-63489e824dde.html |title=Sen. Chase wears handgun to podium to present bills in committee |last=Wilson |first=Patrick |newspaper=Richmond Times-Dispatch |language=en |access-date=2019-04-26 |date=January 15, 2019}}{{Cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/on-the-senate-floor-with-a-gun-on-her-hip-republican-says-she-will-deter-violence/2019/01/16/75cf17c4-19d0-11e9-9ebf-c5fed1b7a081_story.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190805120615/https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/on-the-senate-floor-with-a-gun-on-her-hip-republican-says-she-will-deter-violence/2019/01/16/75cf17c4-19d0-11e9-9ebf-c5fed1b7a081_story.html |archive-date=2019-08-05 |url-status=live |title=On the Senate floor with a gun on her hip, Republican says packing heat can deter violence |first=Laura |last=Vozzella |newspaper=The Washington Post |language=en |access-date=2019-04-26 |date=2019-01-16}}

On March 22, 2019, Chase reportedly became "irate" and used supposed profanities at Capitol Police officers after being told that she was not allowed to park in the secured Pedestrian Plaza on Bank Street where she would park at times during session. When asked to move her car she told the officer that she would not move her vehicle "unless you let the f---ing barricades down to let me in". She was eventually allowed to park.{{Cite news |first=Lia |last=Tabackman |url=https://wtvr.com/2019/04/25/sen-amanda-chase-accused-of-cursing-at-capitol-police-officer-over-parking-spot/ |title=Sen. Amanda Chase accused of cursing at Capitol Police officer over parking spot |date=2019-04-25 |work=WTVR-TV |language=en |access-date=2019-04-26}}{{Cite news |url=https://www.richmond.com/news/plus/updated-with-video-police-sen-amanda-chase-berated-officer-who/article_56f46cdc-44a0-5379-bda1-e5879e3f34fe.html |title=UPDATED with video: Police: Sen. Amanda Chase berated officer who wouldn't let her park in secure area at Capitol |last=Moomaw |first=Graham |newspaper=Richmond Times-Dispatch |language=en |access-date=2019-04-26 |date=2019-04-26}}

In a July 2019 post on Facebook about the Second Amendment, Chase said "[i]t's those who are naive and unprepared that end up raped. Sorry. But I'm not going to be a statistic." After a backlash, Chase posted a video in which she declined to apologize; said that her reply was "taken out of context"; and attacked critics as "trolls".{{Cite news |url=https://www.nbc12.com/2019/07/05/virginia-senator-faces-criticism-after-online-controversial-rape-comment/ |title=Virginia Senator faces criticism after online rape comment |date=July 5, 2019 |access-date=January 8, 2021 |work=WWBT |last=Perry |first=Eric |language=en}}

In April 2021, a jury convicted former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin of the murder of George Floyd. Chase said in a video that the conviction made her "sick" and claimed that the verdict was motivated by politics.{{Cite news |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/amanda-chase-gop-governor-candidate-sick-chauvin-guilty-verdict-2021-4 |title=A Virginia GOP candidate for governor said Derek Chauvin's guilty verdict 'makes me feel sick' |date=April 22, 2021 |access-date=April 22, 2021 |work=Business Insider |first=Mia |last=Jankowicz}}

Chase opposes removing the Richmond, Virginia, Robert E. Lee Monument, which has become a flashpoint of protests in recent times. "Removing the Robert E. Lee statue is a cowardly capitulation to the looters and domestic terrorists."{{cite news |first=Samantha |last=Smith |title=Governor candidate Amanda Chase, other Republicans denounce Robert E. Lee statue removal |url=https://www.wsls.com/news/virginia/2020/06/04/governor-candidate-amanda-chase-other-republicans-denounce-robert-e-lee-statue-removal/ |work=WSLS-TV |access-date=June 9, 2020 |date=June 4, 2020}} Chase further stated that the removal of Confederate statues is an "overt effort to erase all white history".{{cite news |first=Erik |last=Ortiz |title=Virginia GOP calls own lawmaker's comments on Confederate statues 'idiotic' |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/virginia-gop-calls-own-lawmaker-s-comments-confederate-statues-idiotic-n1225806 |work=NBC News |access-date=June 11, 2020 |date=January 1, 2020}}

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Chase refused to wear a face mask during Virginia Senate sessions, contrary to public health guidance at the time. As a result of her refusal to wear a mask, she was required to sit in a plexiglass box during Senate sessions.{{Cite news |last=Epstein |first=Reid J. |date=February 19, 2021 |title=The Virginia G.O.P. Voted on Its Future. The Losers Reject the Results. |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/19/us/politics/virginia-republicans-governor.html |access-date=February 19, 2021 |issn=0362-4331}}

Chase has repeatedly posed for photographs with Antonio Lamotta, a QAnon promoter who was arrested in Philadelphia shortly after the 2020 election for carrying pistols, an AR-15 rifle, and over 150 rounds of ammunition without a valid Pennsylvania firearms permit, a third-degree felony.{{Cite news|last1=Sommer|first1=Will|last2=Melendez|first2=Pilar|date=November 6, 2020|title='Backbone of the #MAGA Movement': Armed Man Busted Near Philly Vote Center Is 'Vets for Trump' Founder|work=Daily Beast|url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/armed-man-busted-near-philly-vote-center-site-is-joshua-macias-vets-for-trump-founder|access-date=November 10, 2020}} Chase said that the story was "fake news" from the "fake media" and that there is "no connection" between her and Lamotta other than his being a supporter of hers.{{Cite news |last1=Kolenich |first1=Eric |last2=Church |first2=Abby |date=November 6, 2020 |title=Two Virginia men arrested with guns outside Pennsylvania Convention Center, where mail-in ballots were being counted |newspaper=Richmond Times-Dispatch |url=https://richmond.com/news/state-and-regional/crime-and-courts/two-virginia-men-arrested-with-guns-outside-pennsylvania-convention-center-where-mail-in-ballots-were/article_fdeb175b-c390-5675-88d8-0531f07ba03e.html |access-date=November 10, 2020}}

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In a Facebook post on December 15, 2020, after Joe Biden defeated Donald Trump in the 2020 presidential election, Chase called upon Trump to declare federal martial law and overturn the election results.{{cite news |work=Fox News |date=December 17, 2020 |title=Virginia gubernatorial candidate says 'Trump should declare martial law' |first=Michael |last=Ruiz |url=https://www.foxnews.com/politics/virginia-amanda-chase-trump-martial-law}} Chase baselessly asserted that there was "extensive fraud here in Virginia"{{cite news |last1=Zilbermints |first1=Regina |title=GOP gubernatorial candidate in Virginia calls on Trump to declare martial law |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/530291-gop-gubernatorial-candidate-in-virginia-calls-on-trump-todeclare-martial |access-date=March 6, 2021 |work=The Hill |date=December 15, 2020 |language=en}} and alleged that the Biden–Harris campaign "cheated to win". Democratic representative Jennifer Wexton called Chase "unhinged" and Republican gubernatorial candidate Kirk Cox called her position "absurd and dangerous"; other officials also condemned Chase's statement, including Denver Riggleman, Barbara Comstock, and David Ramadan.{{Cite news |title=Republican contender for Va. governor says Trump should declare martial law |first=Laura |last=Vozzella |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=December 15, 2020 |access-date=December 15, 2020 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/chase-trump-martial-law/2020/12/15/95ca99a4-3ee5-11eb-9453-fc36ba051781_story.html}}

Chase attended Donald Trump's rally prior to the 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol, but stated that she left before the rioting began. Chase refused to denounce the attack on the Capitol.{{cite news |first=Jim |last=McConnell |url=https://www.chesterfieldobserver.com/articles/sen-chase-attends-d-c-rally-refuses-to-denounce-attack-on-u-s-capitol/ |title=Sen. Chase attends D.C. rally, refuses to denounce attack on U.S. Capitol |date=January 7, 2021 |newspaper=The Chesterfield Observer |archive-date=March 22, 2021 |access-date=January 8, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210322140702/https://www.chesterfieldobserver.com/articles/sen-chase-attends-d-c-rally-refuses-to-denounce-attack-on-u-s-capitol/ |url-status=dead }} She praised the rioters as "Patriots who love their country and do not want to see our great republic turn into a socialist country" while falsely suggesting that left-wing "antifa or BLM agents of destruction" were to blame for the assault. (After Chase promoted this falsehood on Facebook, the social media site suspended her official Facebook account, which has more than 100,000 followers, for one week; her personal Facebook account was unaffected.)

Chase also expressed her disappointment that Vice President Mike Pence did not intercede in the counting of the electoral votes to overturn Biden's victory.{{Cite news |first=Ben |last=Paviour |url=https://vpm.org/news/articles/19301/virginia-politicians-react-to-washington-dc-insurrection |title=Virginia Politicians React To Washington DC Insurrection|website=VPM News |access-date=January 8, 2021 |date=January 6, 2021}} Chase later said that Trump still might be sworn in for a second term, saying, "The insurrection is actually the deep state with the politicians working against the people to overthrow our government."{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/14/us/politics/trump-republicans.html |title=Abandon Trump? Deep in the G.O.P. Ranks, the MAGA Mind-Set Prevails |first1=Lisa |last1=Lerer |first2=Reid J. |last2=Epstein |date=January 14, 2021 |newspaper=The New York Times}}

On January 27, 2021, the state Senate voted 24–9 to censure Chase for "conduct unbecoming a senator" and "fomenting insurrection against the United States."{{cite news |last=Schneider |first=Gregory S. |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/amanda-chase-virginia-censure/2021/01/27/b126bf46-60cf-11eb-9061-07abcc1f9229_story.html |title=Virginia senator who called U.S. Capitol rioters 'patriots' is censured |newspaper=The Washington Post |access-date=January 27, 2021 |date=January 27, 2021}} Three Republicans joining the majority in passing the censure resolution, which marked the first censure of a Virginia state senator since 1987. Six Republican senators did not vote. Republican leaders in the Virginia Senate removed her from her committee assignment and bemoaned her "selfishness and constant need for media attention."{{Cite news |last=Fuchs |first=Hailey |date=January 31, 2021 |title=After Capitol Riot, Elected Officials Under Pressure Back Home |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/31/us/capitol-riot-local-politicians.html |access-date=January 31, 2021 |issn=0362-4331}} In February 2021, Chase sued the state Senate and its clerk, claiming that the censure violated her First Amendment rights; the court dismissed her suit in May 2021.{{cite news |first=Frank |last=Green |url=https://richmond.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/judge-dismisses-sen-amanda-chases-lawsuit-against-virginia-senate/article_fd4cdea6-5524-5ca7-ad04-fce11d300e61.html |title=Judge dismisses Sen. Amanda Chase's lawsuit against Virginia Senate |newspaper=Richmond Times-Dispatch |date=May 13, 2021}}

Chase also claimed that Democratic state Senator Jennifer McClellan, a candidate for governor, could not represent all Virginians because of her leadership role in the Virginia Legislature's Black Caucus; this was one of several statements cited in the censure resolution against Chase.

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Chase announced on February 17, 2020, that she would be seeking the Republican gubernatorial nomination in the 2021 election.{{cite news |last1=Mattingly |first1=Justin |date=February 17, 2020 |title=Chesterfield Sen. Amanda Chase announces run for governor |url=https://richmond.com/news/virginia/chesterfield-sen-amanda-chase-announces-run-for-governor/article_c7b8f17c-755f-55e9-94c0-c98d07acffd5.html |access-date=February 10, 2021 |newspaper=Richmond Times-Dispatch}} In December 2020, after the Virginia Republican Party decided to select its statewide nominees through a convention rather than an open primary, Chase said she would run for governor in the 2021 election as an independent candidate in the general election, but would remain a Republican.{{cite news |first=Ned |last=Oliver |url=https://www.fauquier.com/news/amanda-chase-says-she-ll-run-as-independent-for-governor-rejecting-gop-convention/article_b2019866-37c4-11eb-93bf-ffd5bb2f00bb.html |title=Amanda Chase says she'll run as independent for governor, rejecting GOP convention |work=Virginia Mercury |via=Fauquier Times |date=December 6, 2020}} Chase threatened to seek the gubernatorial nomination as an independent in an "independent primary".{{Cite news |last1=Oliver |first1=Ned |date=December 5, 2020 |title=Chase promises to run as independent for governor after Va. GOP opts for convention over primary |url=https://www.virginiamercury.com/2020/12/05/chase-threatens-to-run-as-independent-for-governor-as-va-gop-opts-for-convention-over-primary/ |access-date=December 5, 2020 |work=Virginia Mercury |language=en-US}} Six days later, Chase reversed her decision to run as an independent, and continued on to run as a Republican while pushing for a primary.{{Cite news |first=Brandon |last=Jarvis |date=December 11, 2020 |title=Amanda Chase changes course, says she will participate in a Republican convention |url=https://www.virginiascope.com/amanda-chase-changes-course-says-she-will-participate-in-a-republican-convention/ |access-date=December 11, 2020 |work=Virginia Scope |language=en-US}} On January 23, 2021, the 80-member Republican State Central Committee debated a proposal by Chase and her supporters to scrap the convention in favor of a primary. Amid an acrimonious debate, deadlock, and parliamentary maneuvering, the committee voted to stay with a convention.{{cite news |last1=Oliver |first1=Ned |title=Virginia Republicans stick with nominating convention |url=https://www.virginiamercury.com/2021/01/24/virginia-republicans-stick-with-convention-as-messy-fight-continues/ |access-date=January 25, 2021 |work=Virginia Mercury |date=January 24, 2021}} In an interview with The New York Times, Chase vowed to "take out whichever Democratic candidate wins the nomination, and I will be the next governor of Virginia."

On February 9, 2021, Chase sued the Republican Party of Virginia, arguing that the convention is illegal under current executive orders.{{Cite news |last1=Manchester |first1=Julia |date=February 9, 2021 |title=Republican gubernatorial candidate sues Virginia GOP over nominating process |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/538075-republican-state-senator-sues-virginia-gop-over-nominating-process |access-date=February 9, 2021 |newspaper=The Hill}} A Virginia circuit court judge dismissed the suit ten days later.{{cite news |last1=Vozzella |first1=Laura |title=Judge tosses suit brought by Republican contender for Virginia governor |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/amanda-chase-lawsuit-dismissed/2021/02/19/26ca7234-72db-11eb-93be-c10813e358a2_story.html |access-date=February 19, 2021 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=February 19, 2021}}

Chase was one of seven candidates seeking the Republican nomination for governor: the others were Delegate Kirk Cox, a longtime member of the House of Delegates; Sergio de la Peña, a retired Army colonel and former Trump Defense Department appointee; Peter Doran, a former think tank executive; Pete Snyder, a businessman; Octavia Johnson, a former Roanoke sheriff; and Glenn Youngkin, a former co-chief executive of the Carlyle Group.{{Cite news |url=https://www.wric.com/news/politics/capitol-connection/5-republicans-in-virginia-governors-race-make-their-pitch-to-voters-during-liberty-university-forum/ |title=Key takeaways from the Republican gubernatorial forum in Lynchburg |date=April 20, 2021 |access-date=April 22, 2021 |last=Mirshahi |first=Dean |work=WRIC-TV}}{{cite news |first=Laura |last=Vozzella |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/republicans-running-for-virginia-governor-appear-at-liberty-university-forum/2021/04/20/b94d408e-a1eb-11eb-a7ee-949c574a09ac_story.html |title=Republicans running for Virginia governor appear at Liberty University forum |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=April 20, 2021}} All of the Republican candidates for the gubernatorial nomination campaigned on the basis of their loyalty to Trump.{{cite news |first1=Kendall |last1=Karson |first2=Quinn |last2=Scanlan |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trumpy-trumpier-trumpiest-virginia-gop-vote-nominee-governor/story?id=77536753 |title='Trumpy, Trumpier and Trumpiest': Virginia GOP to vote on nominee for governor in post-Trump era |work=ABC News |date=May 4, 2020}} On May 10, 2021, Chase lost her bid for nomination at the Republican nomination convention to Youngkin.{{Cite news |last=Zilbermints |first=Regina |date=May 10, 2021 |title=Former CEO Glenn Youngkin wins Virginia GOP gubernatorial convention |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/552631-former-ceo-glenn-youngkin-won-virginia-gop-gubernatorial-convention |access-date=May 11, 2021 |newspaper=The Hill |language=en}} She came in third place in a seven-candidate field; she was eliminated in the second-to-last round of ranked-choice voting, with 25%. The top two candidates, Youngkin and Snyder, are both multimillionaires and vastly outspent Chase, whose campaign expenditures were around $600,000 (~${{Format price|{{Inflation|index=US-GDP|value=600000|start_year=2021}}}} in {{Inflation/year|US-GDP}}). Winner Youngkin went on to defeat Democrat Terry McAuliffe in the general election.

In November 2021, Chase announced she would run for the Republican nomination to potentially take on Democratic Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger in Virginia's 7th Congressional District.{{Cite news |url=https://www.nbc12.com/2021/11/18/amanda-chase-seeks-republican-nomination-challenge-rep-abigail-spanberger/ |title=Amanda Chase seeks Republican nomination to challenge Rep. Abigail Spanberger |website=WWBT |date=November 18, 2021 }} In January 2022, after congressional redistricting put her home in Virginia's 1st Congressional District, Chase announced she would not run against incumbent Republican Congressman Rob Wittman.{{Cite news |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/588088-trump-in-heels-amanda-chase-discontinues-congressional-run-after |title='Trump in heels' Amanda Chase discontinues congressional run after redistricting |first=Julia |last=Manchester |date=January 3, 2022 |website=The Hill}}

In July 2024, Chase announced she will run for state senate to fill the 10th district seat John McGuire left open after his victory in November.{{Cite news |url=https://richmond.com/news/state-regional/government-politics/amanda-chase-john-mcguire-bob-good-virginia-senate/article_71c9ddda-3946-11ef-92ff-13e0682b9819.html |title=Amanda Chase bids to fill McGuire's state Senate seat |first=Dave |last=Ress |date=July 3, 2024 |newspaper=Richmond Times-Dispatch |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240703214450/https://richmond.com/news/state-regional/government-politics/amanda-chase-john-mcguire-bob-good-virginia-senate/article_71c9ddda-3946-11ef-92ff-13e0682b9819.html |archive-date=July 3, 2024}} Chase was unsuccessful in her attempt and finished 3rd in the Republican mass meeting in December 2024.{{cite news |last1=Beyer |first1=Elizabeth |title=Republicans nominate Cifers for state Senate seat that McGuire is vacating |url=https://cardinalnews.org/2024/12/13/sd-10/ |access-date=27 December 2024 |work=Cardinal News |date=14 December 2024}}

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On February 26, 2025, Chase announced she would run for governor of Virginia again.{{Cite news |first=Anna |last=Bryson |url=https://richmond.com/news/state-regional/government-politics/article_34177796-f4b6-11ef-9289-bfb2aea519b9.html |title=Amanda Chase, 'Trump in heels,' Running for Governor Again |date=2025-02-27 |work=Richmond Times-Dispatch |access-date=2025-02-27 |url-status=live |url-access=subscription |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250227115922/https://richmond.com/news/state-regional/government-politics/article_34177796-f4b6-11ef-9289-bfb2aea519b9.html |archive-date=February 27, 2025}} In April, she did not submit the minimum number of ballot signatures and she was disqualified from the primary.{{Cite news |title=Chase falls short; Earle-Sears declared Republican nominee for governor, setting up fall campaign against Spanberger |url=https://cardinalnews.org/2025/04/05/austin-draws-a-primary-challenger-three-republican-house-primaries-set-in-southwest-and-southside/ |date=April 5, 2025 |work=Cardinal News |access-date=April 6, 2025}}

{{Election box begin no change | title=2015 Virginia Senate 11th district Republican primary}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

|party = Virginia Republican Party

|candidate = Amanda Chase

|votes = 4,907

|percentage = 40.48%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Virginia Republican Party

|candidate = Stephen H. Martin (incumbent)

|votes = 4,238

|percentage = 34.96%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Virginia Republican Party

|candidate = Barry Moore

|votes = 2,977

|percentage = 24.56%

}}

{{Election box total no change

|votes = 12,122

|percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change | title=2015 Virginia Senate 11th district election}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

|party = Virginia Republican Party

|candidate = Amanda Chase

|votes = 35,147

|percentage = 69.39%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Virginia Democratic Party

|candidate = Wayne Powell

|votes = 15,481

|percentage = 30.56%

}}

{{Election box candidate no change

|party = None

|candidate = Write-In

|votes = 24

|percentage = 0.05%

}}

{{Election box total no change

|votes = 50,652

|percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change | title=2019 Virginia Senate 11th district election}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

|party = Virginia Republican Party

|candidate = Amanda Chase

|votes = 44,245

|percentage = 54.5%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Virginia Democratic Party

|candidate = Amanda Pohl

|votes = 36,734

|percentage = 45.3%

}}

{{Election box candidate no change

|party = None

|candidate = Write-In

|votes = 189

|percentage = 0.2%

}}

{{Election box total no change

|votes = 81,168

|percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change | title=2023 Virginia Senate 12th district Republican primary}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

|party = Virginia Republican Party

|candidate = Glen Sturtevant

|votes = 8,833

|percentage = 39.9%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Virginia Republican Party

|candidate = Amanda Chase

|votes = 8,367

|percentage = 37.8%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Virginia Republican Party

|candidate = Tina Ramirez

|votes = 4,956

|percentage = 22.4%

}}

{{Election box total no change

|votes = 22,156

|percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box end}}

File:Virginia 2021 GOP Gubernatorial Election RCV Results.gif

| {{won|}} 54.7%

|-

! scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | {{sortname| Pete|Snyder}}

| 3241.61

| 25.8%

| 3243.84

| 25.8%

| 3249.71

| 25.9%

| 3502.91

| 27.9%

| 4078.25

| 32.5%

| 5684.78

| 45.3%

|-

! scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | {{sortname| Amanda|Chase}}

| 2605.89

| 20.8%

| 2611.54

| 20.8%

| 2619.83

| 20.9%

| 2859.39

| 22.8%

| 3164.32

| 25.2%

! colspan=2 style="text-align:center;" {{lost|Eliminated}}

|-

! scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | {{sortname| Kirk|Cox}}

| 1693.58

| 13.5%

| 1698.13

| 13.5%

| 1705.90

| 13.6%

| 1859.77

| 14.8%

! colspan=4 style="text-align:center;" {{lost|Eliminated}}

|-

! scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | {{sortname| Sergio|de la Peña}}

| 805.35

| 6.4%

| 812.44

| 6.5%

| 829.65

| 6.6%

! colspan=6 style="text-align:center;" {{lost|Eliminated}}

|-

! scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | {{sortname| Peter|Doran |nolink=1}}

| 42.28

| 0.3%

| 47.50

| 0.4%

! colspan=8 style="text-align:center;" {{lost|Eliminated}}

|-

! scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | {{sortname| Octavia|Johnson|nolink=1}}

| 33.48

| 0.3%

! colspan=10 style="text-align:center;" {{lost|Eliminated}}

|}

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